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FSU name’s 2017 Hall of Fame Class

Florida State University’s Athletics Hall of Fame will induct eight new members on Friday, Sept. 8, including former FSU and NFL fullback William Floyd and 2007 college baseball player of the year Tony Thomas.

Florida State University’s Athletics Hall of Fame will induct eight new members on Friday, Sept. 8, including former FSU and NFL fullback William Floyd and 2007 college baseball player of the year Tony Thomas.

Floyd was one of the team leaders on the Seminoles first football national championship team that defeated Nebraska in the Orange Bowl following the 1993 season, while Thomas’ junior season at FSU was one of the finest in the storied history of the program.

The 2017 class will be inducted at the annual ceremony beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the University Club the night before the Seminole’s first home football game against Louisiana Monroe.

A limited number of tickets to the event are available to the public for $75 via email at fsuhalloffame@gmail.com or by calling the FSU Varsity Club at 850-644-1123.

TERESA BUNDY

W. Track & Field (1998-2002)

Teresa Bundy came to Florida State from Cleveland, Ohio as a highly-acclaimed sprinter who ranked among the nation’s Top 10 in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes in 1998.

Her senior season was one for the record books as she earned elite status in the triple jump and won the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championship. In winning the national title, she set the school record with a jump of 45-3 (13.79m).

RAFEEQ CURRY

M. Track & Field (2003-2006)

Rafeeq Curry signed with Florida State as the nation’s No. 1 triple jumper at ACE Academy in Miami.

He was a four-year NCAA All-American set both the indoor (64-5.5/16.60m) and outdoor (54-9.5/16.70m) school records in the triple jump, which still stand today. He won the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championship in the triple jump and was a nine-time All-American, including once in the long jump.

GREG GRADY

M. Basketball (1973-76)

Greg Grady was recruited by Hugh Durham to play basketball for the Seminoles from his hometown of New York City in 1973.

In an era where blocked shots were not a part of the official statistics, Grady was a tremendous defender in the paint recording 13 blocks against Stetson as a freshman in 1973. He was a four-year letter winner for the Seminoles and a three-year starter at center.

Grady’s top year statistically was in 1975 when as a junior he averaged 13.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and shot 58.1 percent from the field. He totaled 14 double-doubles in 1975 and nine the previous season.

Following his senior season, Grady’s 100 games played was the third most in FSU history, he was the fourth all-time leading rebounder with 793, and his career field goal percentage of 56.4 percent ranked as the third best in the record book.

WILLIAM FLOYD

Football (1991-1993)

William Floyd is one of the legendary figures of Florida State football and one of the finest leaders in the history of the program.

One of the leaders and anchors of FSU’s first national title team in 1993. Nearly impossible to stop from short yardage as a junior, Floyd totaled 321 yards on 63 carries during the regular season. His fourth-quarter touchdown plunge against Nebraska in the national championship game kept the Seminoles in position for the win.

Floyd was drafted in the first round by San Francisco, where he won a Super Bowl ring, and he played a total of seven seasons in the NFL.

INDIA TROTTER

SOCCER (2003-2006)

India Trotter, who was the first NSCAA First Team All-American in the history of Florida State’s soccer program, becomes the second soccer player ever inducted into the FSU Athletics Hall of Fame.

Trotter would earn All-America honors twice (2005, 2006) over her FSU career, and she led FSU to College Cup appearances in 2003, 2005 and 2006, and earned NCAA All-Tournament honors every season at FSU.

She appeared in a then school record 97 career games and her 95 career starts was just one shy of the most in school history when she graduated.

TONY THOMAS

Baseball (2005-07)

Valrico native Tony Thomas played second base for the Seminoles from 2005-07 and his final season was one for the college baseball and FSU records books.

During his career, Thomas became the first Seminole to register 30 doubles, 100 hits and 30 stolen bases in a single season. He finished that junior campaign with 33 doubles, which tied for the second most in a single-season at FSU.

Thomas led the ACC in batting average with a.430 mark while ranking first in six other offensive categories as junior. He also finished among the Top 10 in four other categories enroute to earning consensus All-America honors.

PAT KENNEDY

Coaches & Administration (1986-1997)

Pat Kennedy took over as head coach of the Men’s Basketball program prior to the 1986 season when the Seminoles were members of the Metro Conference. Not only did he lead FSU to the top of the Metro, but he led the program through the transition into the ACC, and returned Seminole basketball national prominence.

Kennedy led the Seminole to five NCAA Tournament berths and two NIT appearances in his 11 years at FSU. The Seminoles advanced to the Elite Eight of the 1993 NCAA Tournament, which was the second-best season in FSU history.

Florida State went 202-131 under Kennedy, posting a .607 winning percentage. In his first season coaching in the ACC, Kennedy set a then-record for road wins (6) and total ACC wins (11) by a first-year coach.

LARRY STROM

Moore-Stone Honoree

From his playing days as a Seminole Basketball star more than fifty years ago to his status today as a MICCO contributor, ambassador, board member, volunteer, campaign chairman and more, Larry Strom will always be a model for every loyal and passionate Seminole supporter to aspire.

Strom has been a major contributor to both capital and annual Seminole Booster campaigns for the entire life of the modern organization. However, even more impressive, and even more important, have been his quiet contributions of personal energy and talent in support of Seminole Boosters behind the scenes. Strom was an architect of the Seminole Booster Club structure and later served as a founder of the Dynasty Campaign, the first major capital campaign for athletics, and he has made a leadership difference each subsequent campaign.